For the third time since March 2025, HHS has postponed a planned meeting for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which provides clinical preventive health recommendations to Congress every year. The USPSTF, which is a volunteer panel of national experts…
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When a cyberattack knocked the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s digital systems offline, care teams at its Cancer Center and Research Institute turned a conference room into a command center, gathering around paper charts to coordinate treatment for cancer patients.…
Ogdensburg, N.Y.-based North Star Health Alliance has appointed an interim CEO and dismissed three leaders as part of a broader restructuring effort as it seeks Chapter 11 protection. Andrew Manzer was named interim CEO, a health system spokesperson confirmed to…
In 2024, the U.S. maternal mortality rate was 17.9 deaths per 100,000 live births — the lowest level since 2018, according to a CDC report published March 4. Five notes: 1. In 2024, there were 649 maternal deaths in the…
Long-term care hospitals are vital for patients in need of specialized post-acute care, but over 100 such hospitals have closed since 2016 due to low payments. That needs to change, Jim Prister, president and CEO of Chicago-based RML Specialty Hospital,…
CommonSpirit Senior Executive Vice President and CFO Michael Browning said the Chicago-based system needs to diversify its portfolio operationally and on the investment side and sees ASCs as a “good expansion opportunity.” With $40 billion in annual revenue, CommonSpirit has…
Academic health systems posted a wide range of operating performance in 2025 and early fiscal 2026, with margins spanning from negative territory to double digits. While strong investment returns buoyed bottom lines at many organizations, core operations remain under strain…
Hospitals and health systems should increase cybersecurity and physical security vigilance amid the ongoing conflict involving Iran, John Riggi, national adviser for cybersecurity and risk at the American Hospital Association, told Becker’s. The war involving the United States, Israel and…
Robert Boos has been named senior vice president of revenue cycle at Knoxville, Tenn.-based Covenant Health, according to a March 3 LinkedIn post. Prior to his new role, Mr. Boos served as vice president and chief revenue officer at Lynchburg,…
Bellevue, Wash.-based Overlake Medical Center & Clinics has partnered with Hyro, a healthcare AI services provider, to deploy AI voice and web agents aimed at modernizing patient access and contact center operations. As part of the rollout, Overlake automated MyChart…